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Tim Matheson latest-headlines We all became Deltas that night, the thing I remember most about John Belushi was how gracious he was to me … The bond went beyond being just actors and I became a friend to him and he was a great friend to me … He was a great man. He was a wonderful actor. Tim Matheson latest-headlines They just said, ‘No, he’s just not right for this part,' i just said, ‘No, I’d rather not be in this movie than play that part. I wanna be that other guy. I want to be a Delta.'. Tim Matheson latest-headlines Landis was really strict, he told everybody, ‘No drugs! Nobody do anything stupid on this set. We got to work really hard. Do whatever you want to do later, but don’t do it here.’ He was real clear about that and everybody was on their best behavior when we worked. Tim Matheson latest-headlines I must say, I’m a fan of ‘Animal House’ so it’s nice to remember how really magical it was, it really was pretty great. 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